Category Archives: Canada
Union denounces CN for sending rail crew through active wildfire in Ontario
A trade union representing railworkers is calling on Canadian National Railway to stop operating through active wildfire zones after a crew had to be evacuated from a train that was engulfed in fire. ...
Jul 16, 2026
CN Rail tracks near Repentigny derailment had structural problems: TSB
MONTREAL - CN Rail says it believes a train derailment in a suburban city northeast of Montreal earlier this month was caused by heat and poorly executed repairs. In a statement sent out Thursday afte...
Jul 16, 2026
The latest on Ontario wildfires and smoke, from evacuations to poor air quality
Here is the latest on wildfires in northern Ontario as communities evacuate and much of the province is blanketed in thick and dangerous smoke. All times Eastern. --- 3:45 p.m. The chief of Whitesand ...
Jul 16, 2026
Canada's Drug Agency recommends funding lecanemab for early-stage Alzheimer's disease
TORONTO - Canada's Drug Agency has recommended that public drug plans pay for a treatment shown to slow the progression of early-stage Alzheimer's disease if patients meet certain conditions. The deci...
Jul 16, 2026
In the news today: Wildfires destroy homes, U.S.-Iran strikes intensify, OSAP ruling
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Fast-moving fires destroy homes in northern Ontario as crews fight flames Winds out of the northwest could fa...
Jul 16, 2026
Nervous times in Pemberton, B.C., as residents watch fire fight from their backyards
PEMBERTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Pemberton Mayor Mike Richman says Wednesday evening was a long night for residents who watched from their homes as firefighters battled a blaze that grew quickly ...
Jul 16, 2026
Health concerns, event cancellations grow as wildfire smoke persists across Ontario
TORONTO - Wildfires that have devastated communities in northern Ontario are also causing health concerns and event cancellations across southern parts of the province as thick smoke plumes linger in ...
Jul 16, 2026
Ontario asks Ottawa for wildfire help amid calls to rebuild destroyed First Nation
The Assembly of First Nations called on the federal government to provide immediate support to a northern Ontario First Nation razed by wildfire, as the province also sought help from Ottawa to evacua...
Jul 16, 2026
Canadian diplomats in U.S. face gun violence, housing woes, audit finds
OTTAWA - An internal government audit of Canadian diplomatic missions in the U.S. completed late last year found staff faced safety risks and problems with accessing health care - more than a year aft...
Jul 16, 2026
Hodgson pitches major projects to First Nations as wildfires scorch communities
OTTAWA - As Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson pitched First Nations chiefs in Ottawa on Thursday on the federal government's major projects push, chiefs in Ontario and Quebec were scrambling to s...
Jul 16, 2026